Recently while trying to fix a problem with some very fine horizontal lines that appear in the background of my desktop icons and also appear in my CAD software program...
I pressed the far left button on the bottom of the monitor screen thinking this might fix the horizontal line problem. This button is NOT labeled, but has a dot with two arrows converging onto it. I don't know if this caused my screen to go blurry or not. Well, the horizontal lines are now gone. However, I now have blurry text in WORD, on the web,etc. My icons are also BLURRY?
What could be the problem? I have gone through all the menu option buttons on the monitor with no resolution. I have also tried to contact Dell tech. support but they keep asking for a service tag or purchase number. Neither of which I have since I purchased this monitor back in 1999 from a third party web source.
Any help would be appreciated.
The button you pressed is the reset button and according to the documentaton "returns the monitor to factory defaults".
Here's a link to the Dell support page for your monitor:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/monitors/p1110/En/index.htm
Regarding the lines that were orginally were trying to fix; see Damper Wires in Troubleshooting in the above documentation and you'll see that they're a fact of life with this type of monitor. I realize this may not have been your problem, but then again...
I'm surprised that the factory reset made things blurry. Usually this is the result of less than optimum settings on the display adapter in your computer rather than the monitor itself. The Trouble Shooting guide says the brightness and contrast being set too high can cause this so that may be worth checking.
I think you should check your display adapter settings after you try the Troubleshooting suggestions. On the desktop of your computer right click in an empty spot and select Properties. Click on the Settings tab and see what the resolution is. If it's not 1280x1024 you might want to try that. Everything on the screen may suddenly appear smaller so don't be surprised. I would also check the monitor frequency. This will probably be found under Advanced. Every display adapter is different so I can't tell you exactly where to look, just polk around. If you start changing things you may want to write down the original settings so you can at least get back to where you started if there's a problem.
Lastly, I want you to know I'm not paid to provide these suggestions. I know it's a strange hobby, but I like helping when I can. If you find this helpful I hope you'll take a moment and provide a positive rating. About half of the solutions I've posted have never been rated... Thanks and good luck.
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Dear ohiotom,
I really appreciate all of your pro-bono advice. These were some of the best suggestions I have ever been given. I actually found the problem to be on the menu screen of the monitor...on the "color" options somehow when I hit the reset button the screen went blurry. After some trial and error, I finally fixed the problem. I really appreciate all of your time and strategies of suggestion. I thank you very much for your effort. Its is nice to know people like you are out there who truly just want to help as a hobby without any compensation. That is truly unique in this world and a refreshing surprise considering the scams that can occur in this computer age. One other thing, since I have fixed my blurry screen I thought my problems over. But now my monitor screen starts to flicker or pulse for a few quick seconds and the flicker or pulse is a bright green color...so any suggestions on this. Right now its something that I can live with I guess, since this flicker or pulse only happens after the initial startup windows screen and then seems to stop after the initial startup time has progressed. Thanks again for your time and effort. You can email me @ [email protected] if you have any suggestions on the flicker or pulse problem.
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